Dr. George Rigas House is a historic home located at Weirton

Weirton, West Virginia

Weirton is a city located in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, United States. Most of the city is in Hancock County, with the remainder in Brooke County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 20,411...

, Hancock County, West Virginia

Hancock County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 32,667 people, 13,678 households, and 9,506 families residing in the county. The population density was 394 people per square mile . There were 14,728 housing units at an average density of 178 per square mile...

. It was built in 1936, and is a five-bay, 2 1/2-story wood frame house with clapboard siding and a side gable roof. It has an eclectic style. It features a gable-roofed portico

Portico

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 centered on the main elevation and supported by four Tuscan order

Tuscan order

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 columns and two pilasters. The house is associated with Dr. George S. Rigas, a prominent local physician who practiced medicine in Weirton.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 2004.